Ha-Ha - my husband got it also because he is 75. I haven't thought for a long time that I would ever be "too young" for anything again but I am only 72!“Good news/Bad news. Good news: I just got vaccinated! Bad news: I got it because I’m 75.”
- Steve Martin
Not so fast. Everything’s relative. My dad’s 95, so when hears of an 85 year-old, he says, “That’s young!”
Seems inevitable when reality becomes optional.
Logans Run prequel fanfic.
Wow , I guess your co-worker is ignoring all the long vaccination lines full of old people? Oh, but the conspiracy then changes to: "They are giving placebos to the old people!" Sheesh.
I appreciate the notion that “all men are created equal” and all that, but what happens after, when minds are formed and poisoned? When and how does one lose their humanity?
He turned 80 last year, so he's aware. We don't have lines here in NYS, you have to register online and appointment availability is almost nonexistent which provides part of the basis for this lie to persist.
I would recommend you talk with his Dr. There are several different sets of guidelines and it's very individualized what does or does not need to be checked. One fairly universal guideline is that everyone with COVID should not do sports or significant exercise until 2 weeks asymptomatic (so at least 2 weeks from diagnosis for those who are asymptomatic). That is the minimum and in some cases it needs to be longer. I'm surprised your school did not require a Dr. visit and a note clearing for return to sports, that is generally what is being requested here.
I'm having a hard time with this in the media. The issue has been primarily with medical assistants and nursing assistants in nursing homes and assisted care facilities refusing vaccines, especially being reported in NYS. The headlines feel misleading. "medical professionals" gives more validity to the position and I think makes people question "Am I missing something here, do doctors know something about safety that we're not being told?" But it's not the Doctors refusing for the most part, it's people who have a 6-12 month post HS diploma from a technical school.
I don’t know, I’ve been wondering about running events too. I wouldn’t mind doing a virtual since I have a running buddy I’ve been running with for years, but without an actual race, it’s hard to find motivation to really increase our mileage above our “usual.”
Knowing Disney, you'd be SOL. I think they'd really want to avoid that, though.
This is helpful information. It's essentially what I've been doing since I was diagnosed with Covid based on what I've read (there was a good NYT article that urged caution), but I've felt like I'm giving myself too much leeway not to get back to exercising. Since my symptoms subsided I've been walking but not letting myself run. I'll also do an easy stationary spin on my bike but no intervals. I've already written off my March triathlon (which I was only registered for because of a deferral from last March), but it's hard to discard the "no pain no gain" mentality that pervades so much of endurance sports.
In one sense I completely understand this. But perhaps we should not be surprised. There has been a lot of effort poured into discrediting governmental expertise and competence generally and vaccines specifically. Now think of all the energy some have put into minimizing the seriousness of C19, plus the implied messaging from many in power that no one should have to sacrifice even minimally for someone else---particularly if that someone else is already "unhealthy."
I suspect this is unlikely. Hawaii has had a devil of a time getting this implemented for their inbound quarantine program, and that's a State government with its own public health office. Disney is its own government---at least in Florida---but it may not be at that level yet.
www.theatlantic.com
Are there any conversations being had yet about what this looks like? Is it as "simple" as National Guard medics setting up in a parking lot and doing a drive-through mass clinic, or something else?
At the very least, they need to track who is getting the shot, set up a future appointment/reminder system for dose 2, and handle the logistics of supply and staffing for people coming in for dose 2.